CJ Hamilton bagged a late goal to give Blackpool a 1-0 victory over Burton Albion.

Ian Evatt was pleased by the way scrapped for three in their 1-0 victory over Burton Albion in front of a big crowd at Bloomfield Road.

The packed out home section helped to inspire the Seasiders in a game of limited opportunities, with CJ Hamilton getting the vital goal in the 90th minute to secure the win.

The result moves Blackpool out of the League One relegation zone and leaves them just one point behind the Brewers.

“It doesn’t matter when it comes, as long as it does,” Evatt said.

“Hindsight is a wonderful thing in football. It was a must-win game, and a win at all costs game, and we won it.

“It wasn’t pretty, and it wasn’t easy - the wind makes it difficult, but that’s something we have to get used to here.

“From minute one they tried to disrupt. They tried to slow everything down, and they slowed set plays and throw ins down, and had players going down injured. It was obvious to me they were just trying to take the sting out of the stadium.

“Gary (Bowyer) knows this stadium well, and when it’s packed and rocking, it’s hard for the opposition to get anything. We kept going, and that was the main thing. We kept believing we’d have a moment, and all you need in football is a moment.

“For as scrappy as it was, we limited them to one shot in the whole game. Too often this season we haven’t kept clean sheets, but now that’s back-to-back clean sheets - and that’s crucial.

“As much as it was bitty, I still think we deserved to win. We know it’s nowhere near job done; we’ve got some important games coming up.

“We don’t need to speak about the importance of Friday (against Exeter City) - we need the fans to be how they were today, they were unbelievable. It just makes me so proud of this football club after what we’ve been through.

“The fact we’re still together separates us from the rest and we have to make sure we maintain that.”

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